Promoting Fire Ecology Research, Education, and Management

The Association for Fire Ecology is an international organization dedicated to improving the knowledge and use of fire in land management. We are scientists, educators, students, managers, practitioners, policymakers, and interested citizens helping to shape the emerging profession and growing field of fire ecology.

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Join us for #FireCon2025 this fall!

The 11th International Fire Ecology and Management Congress will be held in New Orleans, Louisiana from December 2-6, 2025 with workshops, field trips, and 3 full days of presentations, discussion groups, and networking opportunities.

AFE News and Updates Posts
2025 Photo Contest Winners
2025 Photo Contest Winners

Congratulations to the 2025 AFE photo contest winners!

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2025 AFE Awards
2025 AFE Awards

Congratulations to the 2025 AFE award winners!

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2025 AFE Photo Contest
2025 AFE Photo Contest

We’re holding a photo contest in conjunction with the 2025 Fire Congress!

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Strengthening Wildfire Resilience: International Practices - Survey
Strengthening Wildfire Resilience: International Practices - Survey

Contribute to an international study on wildfire resilience, which is gathering place-based insights into the opportunities and challenges of building resilience across fire-prone regions worldwide.

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New Book: A Beautifully Burned Forest
New Book: A Beautifully Burned Forest

A Beautifully Burned Forest: Learning to Celebrate Severe Forest Fire by Dr. Richard Hutto explores the beauty and ecological importance of severe fire.

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Novel Fire Regimes Issue in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B
Novel Fire Regimes Issue in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B

A recent issue of Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B delves into novel fire regimes under human influence and climate change.

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The Past, Present, and Future of Workforce Development and Education Panel Recording
The Past, Present, and Future of Workforce Development and Education Panel Recording

A recording of The Past, Present, and Future of Workforce Development and Education panel from the 4th Southwest Fire Ecology Conference has been uploaded.

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Accepting Nominations for 2025 AFE Awards
Accepting Nominations for 2025 AFE Awards

Nominations for 2025 AFE Awards are open until September 5th, 2025.

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In Memoriam: Dante Arturo Rodríguez Trejo
In Memoriam: Dante Arturo Rodríguez Trejo

A tribute to Dante Arturo Rodríguez Trejo, a renowned leader in fire ecology in Mexico.

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Get Certified in 2025!
Get Certified in 2025!

Applications are now being accepted for the 2025 professional and academic wildland fire certification program.

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fire ecology Journal

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Research Highlight: Major changes in climate, vegetation, and ecological resilience in recent decades suggest climate smart management strategies for western US dryland shrublands and woodlands
Research Highlight: Major changes in climate, vegetation, and ecological resilience in recent decades suggest climate smart management strategies for western US dryland shrublands and woodlands

An article recently published in Fire Ecology examines climate change in recent decades and how it impacts ecological resilience, vegetation trajectories, and fire regimes.

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SAFE Chapter News

Student and Chapter News
Pile-burning operation brings together agencies, students at 910 Cattle Ranch- The Park Record.
Pile-burning operation brings together agencies, students at 910 Cattle Ranch- The Park Record.

Course instructor Brad Washa and Summit County Lands and Natural Resources Director Jessica Kirby discuss the importance of on-the-ground experience for students and the benefits of agency collaboration.

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2025 Fire Congress Student Poster Contest Winners
2025 Fire Congress Student Poster Contest Winners

Announcing the winners of the student poster contest at the 11th International Fire Ecology and Management Congress!

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USU Wildland Fire Club Explores Fire Management in Greater Yellowstone Area
USU Wildland Fire Club Explores Fire Management in Greater Yellowstone Area

Read about Utah State University’s Wildland Fire Club field trip to Yellowstone National Park to learn about wildland fire policy, ecology, and interagency management.

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LATEST JOB POSTINGS

Jobs Posts
Regional Lead, Canadian Prescribed Fire Training Program (five openings)

The Regional Lead for the Canadian Prescribed Fire Training Program will oversee training and outreach programming in prescribed fire, stakeholder engagement, and partnership development for their assigned region.

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Fuels Crew Member

The Utah Division of Forestry, Fire, and State Lands is looking for crew members for the Southeast Area Fuels Crew based in Moab, UT.

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Fuels Crew Lead

The Utah Division of Forestry, Fire, and State Lands is looking for a Fuels Crew Lead who will supervise a 6-person State of Utah crew removing trees and brush in support of fuels reduction projects in communities throughout Southeast Utah. This position will report to the Moab Area Office but will work in communities from the mountains around Price, UT to the desert rivers as far south as Bluff, UT.

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Assistant WUI Coordinator

The Utah Division of Forestry, Fire, and State Lands is looking for an organized, independent, professional individual to implement projects throughout Southeast Utah. This position reports to the Southeast Area WUI Coordinator who is also based out of the Moab office.

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afe podcast: Fire Ecology Chats

Fire Ecology Chats
Episode 76: Innovation to support wildfire risk-based decision-making: examining the incident strategic alignment process
Episode 76: Innovation to support wildfire risk-based decision-making: examining the incident strategic alignment process

Cole Buettner, Tyler Aldworth, and Michelle Greiner discuss investigating the use of the Incident Strategic Alignment Process (ISAP) and the value this process brings to managers.

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Episode 75: Towards predicting flammability of Sierra Nevada mixed conifer forests: drought stress and fuel moisture are strongly linked in angiosperms but decoupled in gymnosperms
Episode 75: Towards predicting flammability of Sierra Nevada mixed conifer forests: drought stress and fuel moisture are strongly linked in angiosperms but decoupled in gymnosperms

Indra Boving, Joe Celebrezze, and Leander Anderegg discuss how plant hydration impacts tissue level flammability.

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Episode 74: Wildfire impact on the soil Funga associated to Nothofagus forests from central-western Patagonia, Argentina
Episode 74: Wildfire impact on the soil Funga associated to Nothofagus forests from central-western Patagonia, Argentina

María Salgado Salomón discusses what happens when fire occurs in a Nothofagus forest specifically considering the ectomycorrhizal fungi, with Spanish acknowledgments.

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AFE’s journal, Fire Ecology, publishes peer-reviewed articles on all ecological and management aspects relating to wildland fire. Freely access journal articles and get details about submitting a manuscript.

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